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spirited defense of the mormon religion. bless your heart. >> have a good one. >> you too. >> when we come back, you can have mixed feelings about that. one thing about anonymous, which is to start calling them terrorists, oh boy they shouldn't have done that. we'll talk about t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t i just got the popular girls from the local middle school to follow me around. ew. seriously? so gross. ew. seriously? that is so gross. ew. seriously? dude that is so totally gross. so gross...i know. there's an easier way to save. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. the newest voice in cable news is on the new news network. >>jennifer granholm joins current tv. this former two term governor is politically direct. today at mycleanpc.com. >> all right, we're back on "the young turks" and the u block. i want to talk about something that has been happening here and europe as well. they turned one of the hackers same sabu against anonymous and he has turned in a lot of them
spirited defense of the mormon religion. bless your heart. >> have a good one. >> you too. >> when we come back, you can have mixed feelings about that. one thing about anonymous, which is to start calling them terrorists, oh boy they shouldn't have done that. we'll talk about t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t i just got the popular girls from the local middle school to follow me around. ew. seriously? so gross. ew. seriously? that is so gross. ew....
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to condemn the idea of targeting people based on their religion. whatever avenue we take to go to court and stop this particular activity, that's not enough unless we can just erase the temptation from any police department's mind of ever trying to do something like this. it is such bad policing. driving while black should not be a reason to be pulled over. by the same token praying four times a day facing east should not be grounds for suspicion and surveillance. you know, there are 3 million muslims in america. if you can't to spend say an hour surveilling each one it will take about a further of nypd time. and if you want to go to hamburg or other places where they're known to frequent. >> thank you. nice speaking with you. election results actually were swayed by the tv commercials because this was a very close election. >> the tank ad proved that in politics some of the most painful wound are self-inflicted. taking a look at campaign ads that changed history. >> so rupert murdoch's many were not just bribing cops and military officials but had
to condemn the idea of targeting people based on their religion. whatever avenue we take to go to court and stop this particular activity, that's not enough unless we can just erase the temptation from any police department's mind of ever trying to do something like this. it is such bad policing. driving while black should not be a reason to be pulled over. by the same token praying four times a day facing east should not be grounds for suspicion and surveillance. you know, there are 3 million...
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to condemn the idea of targeting people based on their religion. whatever avenue we take to go to court and stop this particular activity that's not enough unless we can just erase the temptation from any police department's mind of ever trying to do something like this. it is such bad policing. driving while black should not be a reason to be pulled over. by the same token praying four times a day facing east should not be grounds for suspicion and surveillance. you know there are 3 million muslims in america. if you can't to spend say an hour surveilling each one it will take about a further of nypd time. and if you want to go to hamburg or other places where they're known to frequent. >> thank you. nice speaking with you. the newest voice in cable news is on the new news network. >>jennifer granholm joins current tv. this former two term governor is politically direct. [ male announcer ] this is lawn ranger -- eden prairie, minnesota. in here, the landscaping business grows with snow. to keep big winter jobs on track at&t provided a mobile solut
to condemn the idea of targeting people based on their religion. whatever avenue we take to go to court and stop this particular activity that's not enough unless we can just erase the temptation from any police department's mind of ever trying to do something like this. it is such bad policing. driving while black should not be a reason to be pulled over. by the same token praying four times a day facing east should not be grounds for suspicion and surveillance. you know there are 3 million...
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to condemn the idea of targeting people based on their religion. whatever avenue we take to go to court and stop this particular activity that's not enough unless we can just erase the temptation from any police department's mind of ever trying to do something like this. it is such bad policing. driving while black should not be a reason to be pulled over. by the same token praying four times a day facing east should not be grounds for suspicion and surveillance. you know there are 3 million muslims in america. if you can't to spend say an hour surveilling each one it will take about a further of nypd time. and if you want to go to hamburg or other places where they're known to frequent. >> thank you. nice speaking with you. current tv presents: brought to you by pradaxa. >>in a striking example of an attack ad changing the course of a campaign, democrat michael dukakis saw his fortunes "tank" in 1988 when the opposition aired this spot. >>michale dukakis has opposed virtually every defense system we've developed. >>dukakis in a tank wearing that h
to condemn the idea of targeting people based on their religion. whatever avenue we take to go to court and stop this particular activity that's not enough unless we can just erase the temptation from any police department's mind of ever trying to do something like this. it is such bad policing. driving while black should not be a reason to be pulled over. by the same token praying four times a day facing east should not be grounds for suspicion and surveillance. you know there are 3 million...
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. >> what religion is involved with christmas? what religion. >> christianity is not a religion. it is a philosophy. it is a fact that christianity is not a religion. it is a philosophy. >> so you're going to tell me on live television that christianity is not a religion. >> correct, it's a philosophy. >> you and i disagree fundamentally. >> don't tell me what i think. when i said i don't have a problem, got it. insane. >> your merry band of fascists. >> you called me a fascist. >> absolutely. >> i'm a patriot, sir. >> eliot: oh, man, so he's a patriot, that makes bill, that's right, a pinhead. anyone who watches bill o'reilly understand what i said. john fugelsang that was holiday spirit. >> you can't call liberals fascist. that's like saying holy war kosher shrimp or fox news. >> eliot: those are our favorite phrases. >> indeed. but it's so fun to watch bill o'reilly bug out over this none existent war on christmas. the best tenant, you're always the victim. he's angry at people saying happy holidays instead of merry christmas. >> eliot: he also said something that i just don't
. >> what religion is involved with christmas? what religion. >> christianity is not a religion. it is a philosophy. it is a fact that christianity is not a religion. it is a philosophy. >> so you're going to tell me on live television that christianity is not a religion. >> correct, it's a philosophy. >> you and i disagree fundamentally. >> don't tell me what i think. when i said i don't have a problem, got it. insane. >> your merry band of fascists....
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chose that religion when she was 17 years old, a religion that suppresses other women and herself. >> joy: i was reading is the other day that she really didn't choose it because she loved the religion so much as she wanted to hook a guy. that could have been the reason. >> well, that goes to my idea that she wanted to be under the leadership of the idealized male so in a way that tells me that she and mitt are both dogmatic together. did you hear that she threatened--when her parents were angry with her for taking a flight within mormonism she threatened to cut them off from their grandchildren. that tells me that she's as dogm aty as she is. >> joy: thank you for your insights. i'll be back tomorrow night. i got through this one. stay h
chose that religion when she was 17 years old, a religion that suppresses other women and herself. >> joy: i was reading is the other day that she really didn't choose it because she loved the religion so much as she wanted to hook a guy. that could have been the reason. >> well, that goes to my idea that she wanted to be under the leadership of the idealized male so in a way that tells me that she and mitt are both dogmatic together. did you hear that she threatened--when her...
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religion is a driver as much for women as it is for men. that said i think this fear became very fraught on that front because of questions of contraception, not abortion any more but contraception. basic economic questions about women's ability to choose how they can create an economic life if they cannot use contraception contraception. remember 99% of women in this country say they've used it at some point. once you sort of fold that into the conversation about religion and freedom it becomes very, very fraught for women in ways that are different from the way men talk about it. this year we confounded the religious conversation with a conversation about basic economic freedom the ability to work, and that's a harder thing for women to get their hits around, and i think this will make this a very tough election. >> interesting. senior editor dahlia who injected subtilty in the conversation. thank youthank you for your time tonight. >> thank you. >> jeb bush wants marco rubio for president. marco rubio wants jeb bush. oh no. the viewfinde
religion is a driver as much for women as it is for men. that said i think this fear became very fraught on that front because of questions of contraception, not abortion any more but contraception. basic economic questions about women's ability to choose how they can create an economic life if they cannot use contraception contraception. remember 99% of women in this country say they've used it at some point. once you sort of fold that into the conversation about religion and freedom it...
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>> freedom of religion is a principle. >> bill: tolerance. tolerance of religion, too. religious tolerance. we do not -- in other words we do not attack other people's religions. we accept the fact that they're protestant or catholic or jew or muslim or buddhist or whatever. that's not what these christians are -- >> caller: we don't sacrifice our freedom of speech to crazy people. >> bill: if you can go after the hate -- the kkk for preaching hatred of blacks, mike, let's not make this too complicated, you can go after these christians for preaching hatred of muslims. there is no difference between what they're doing what the kkk is doing and what al-qaeda is doing, preaching hate like the kkd used religion to preach hatred of blacks. al-qaeda preaching hatred. these so-called christians, fanatic extremists who made this video are using their religion to preach hatred of muslims. i don't see any difference between them. sorry, friends. 1-866-55-press. we'll be right back. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." dose of politics from a fresh perspective. >>i'm a sl
>> freedom of religion is a principle. >> bill: tolerance. tolerance of religion, too. religious tolerance. we do not -- in other words we do not attack other people's religions. we accept the fact that they're protestant or catholic or jew or muslim or buddhist or whatever. that's not what these christians are -- >> caller: we don't sacrifice our freedom of speech to crazy people. >> bill: if you can go after the hate -- the kkk for preaching hatred of blacks, mike,...
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trips, on monday, i'm write to go state in the strongest possible terms that police swans based on religion, nationality or peacefully expressed opinions are to ex-he against value and the united states. outraged that it would go against new york's finest. mayor michael bloomberg. >> i don'twe have to keep this country safe. this is a dangerous place. make no mistake about it. it's very cute to go and blame everybody and say we should stay away from anything that smacks of intelligence gathering. >> how about just sticking to your own damn city. the aclu and the new york civil liberty union is calling for an investigation. thanks for your time, and gone gradalations on the award. >> thanks for having me, keith. >> get to the profiling part of this in a moment. but i'm concerned about the question. how is the nypd nationalize any covert work outside of new york state? >> well, i don't think they have to justify it to anybody. they just do it. and they go where they see fit. we've been reporting on this since august, and they have not been working covertly in new jersey. they've gone as far a
trips, on monday, i'm write to go state in the strongest possible terms that police swans based on religion, nationality or peacefully expressed opinions are to ex-he against value and the united states. outraged that it would go against new york's finest. mayor michael bloomberg. >> i don'twe have to keep this country safe. this is a dangerous place. make no mistake about it. it's very cute to go and blame everybody and say we should stay away from anything that smacks of intelligence...
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not religion. fundamentalist right wing religion because the more to the right you are of any faith the more you're going to be one of the guys causing the problems and here's what i have boiled it down to. you might be a fundist if -- you embodies these five traits. you're smarter than me, james. most people are but i went to one of those public schools mitt romney calls third world. five points that make. >> fundist. number one hating the gay thing. the more far right you are i don't care, hindu, jew, muslim, the more you hate the gays. number two suppression of women. if you follow the bible to the letter, women aren't allowed to speak in church in the mormons still hold to that. of course, we know our fundist right wing muslim brothers do the same thing. number three the sex thing. the sex hangups st. paul was a guy with all of the sex hangups in the new testament, not jesus. whatever your faith is, the more to the right are you the more sex hangups. number four, other religions are inferior. n
not religion. fundamentalist right wing religion because the more to the right you are of any faith the more you're going to be one of the guys causing the problems and here's what i have boiled it down to. you might be a fundist if -- you embodies these five traits. you're smarter than me, james. most people are but i went to one of those public schools mitt romney calls third world. five points that make. >> fundist. number one hating the gay thing. the more far right you are i don't...
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that religion becomes everything in the world. it'sabsolution and their whole lives they have prayed to this deity and this particular religion, then they see all of it has been a lie. they've been taken advantage of and manipulated and the person that they trusted in the community turned out to be the worst predator destroying lives. >> joy: that's one aspect, but they protect the institution. they don't want the institution to have a bad mark against it. that has nothing to do with what you're saying. that's a separate issue. >> they want to protect the institution because for many of them that's all that they have. >> joy: no, no no. >> they want to believe that it's a very, very good thing. >> joy: they want to protect their power jeff. that's what-- >> the people within the institution, yes, they will not go against their colleagues because they want to protect the power, but they want to protect that institution because they feel if they turn that person in, which they're supposed to do. if you're a example and you know ther
that religion becomes everything in the world. it'sabsolution and their whole lives they have prayed to this deity and this particular religion, then they see all of it has been a lie. they've been taken advantage of and manipulated and the person that they trusted in the community turned out to be the worst predator destroying lives. >> joy: that's one aspect, but they protect the institution. they don't want the institution to have a bad mark against it. that has nothing to do with what...
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how the hell do i know what his religion is. when you look at mitt romney, there isn't nearly as much confusion. 67% clearly identify him as mormon, which is exactly what he is. that 26% still say that they don't know. but that's lower than the number for the guy who was president for four years. where do they get that confusion. i'm not sure. let's look at the republicans responding to the religion of president obama. >> do you think you have an obligation to say 34% of of the country believe the president of the united states is a muslim. >> the president said he's a christian. i take him at his word. >> it's not my job to tell american people what to think. >> there are elements in this country who question the president's citizenship, who think his birth certificate is inauthentic. will you call it what it is, crazy talk. >> i don't think it's nice to call anybody crazy. >> golly gee i don't know why the country calls him muslim at all. and why do they have negative feelings about him that's just a coincidence. and mitt romn
how the hell do i know what his religion is. when you look at mitt romney, there isn't nearly as much confusion. 67% clearly identify him as mormon, which is exactly what he is. that 26% still say that they don't know. but that's lower than the number for the guy who was president for four years. where do they get that confusion. i'm not sure. let's look at the republicans responding to the religion of president obama. >> do you think you have an obligation to say 34% of of the country...
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about, the mandate on contraception coverage from the obama administration is so discriminatory against religion it's outrageous. >> that's not why he is a candidate. he went on to say this. remember, an administration who has no problem granting special status or waivers to muslims as they go through tsa screening. as they believe there is a need to grant them special rights, they go through the tsa trainings based upon their religion. i am okay with that. it doesn't exist. if it did exist, why would you be fine with that. he said turn around and attack christians when they don't stand up and say, listen we believe the policies attack christians. >> i will. >> what special exemptions do ms. limbs get by the tsa? he is not referring to anything. sometimes he will take a word or a sentence and twist it out of shape. he just made it up. he is a u.s. congressman saying you know what? obama loves the muss 4ri78s, gives them special exemptions. lims, gives them special exemptions. the muslims get on board. it is an obvious and ridiculous ridiculously. first candidate, geoff land refrom the great stat
about, the mandate on contraception coverage from the obama administration is so discriminatory against religion it's outrageous. >> that's not why he is a candidate. he went on to say this. remember, an administration who has no problem granting special status or waivers to muslims as they go through tsa screening. as they believe there is a need to grant them special rights, they go through the tsa trainings based upon their religion. i am okay with that. it doesn't exist. if it did...
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the picture of muhammed, i studied it be grew up in the religion. depiction of muhammed is not allowed. it is not allowed for muslims why aren't the danish or americans allowed to do it? >> well, they are allowed to do it. that's the reality. it's the reaction that is a concern. muslims are familiar with a story where muhammed went to preach islam near mecca attacked and beaten and later offered the opportunity to destroy that town and he declined. he inside. that's the kind of response we need to see here. the violence is unacceptable. it has the affect of making islam look like a bad faith in many people's eyes. >> i'm going to go one step further here. i of course, 90% of muslims are peaceful. i don't think the majority of muslims think if you trash muhammed the prophet that's ok, turn the other cheek. i think they think that is a grave offense to must have grave consequences. >> here in the united states, we see violence. somebody walks into a movie theater starts shooting people. somebody opens fire on former coworkers in new york. what doesn't
the picture of muhammed, i studied it be grew up in the religion. depiction of muhammed is not allowed. it is not allowed for muslims why aren't the danish or americans allowed to do it? >> well, they are allowed to do it. that's the reality. it's the reaction that is a concern. muslims are familiar with a story where muhammed went to preach islam near mecca attacked and beaten and later offered the opportunity to destroy that town and he declined. he inside. that's the kind of response...
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the women until much later, and that's why we have laws that base medical issues on science, not on religion, so for me that's the perfectly correct answer to have on that topic. >> jennifer: i think it's an ambiguity that we will not resolve. >> yes. >> jennifer: i'm curious from your point of view you have this -- this effort to educate not just women but men, but a lot of times younger women do not realize that if they put someone like mitt romney in office that a supreme court -- the supreme court justice or two will end up being deciding votes on overturning rowe versus wade. is this comedy a way to reach those young people? >> i do. and what i have discovered especially in my live shows is when i talk about things and bring up a todd akin it's so surprising to me that people don't know who he is. there are 20% of the people that go that guy is real? and you go yes it's real. so they google it and then tell their friends. and then they go to your website, and find lady parts justice, and you get a lot of engagement going on and even using the word abortion safe legal, and necessary, bec
the women until much later, and that's why we have laws that base medical issues on science, not on religion, so for me that's the perfectly correct answer to have on that topic. >> jennifer: i think it's an ambiguity that we will not resolve. >> yes. >> jennifer: i'm curious from your point of view you have this -- this effort to educate not just women but men, but a lot of times younger women do not realize that if they put someone like mitt romney in office that a supreme...
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choice in waiting until the end of the debate to pose a different series of question about abortion and religion. do you think that changed the tone at the end? >> i do and i think that was her attempt to take the thing in a slightly differentdirection. it was like a one-two punch. she asks them about catholicism and then turns that into an abortion question. which was really revealing and an excellent moment for biden. >> jennifer: i thought so too, and especially since that was the first time in the debate that they were able to address issues welltive to women. does this vice president debate fundamentally change the race? >> no, they never do. thing back to 1988 michael dukakis had a bad first debate and lloyd benson mopped the floor with dan quayle and we know how that race turned out. it is a 1-1 kind of tie for obama now. but it is going to change the outcome of the election, i would be very surprised. >> jennifer: all right. let's look at act 3. what is the most important thing the president needs to do. >> i would like to see him say a joke or something about his previous performance. i
choice in waiting until the end of the debate to pose a different series of question about abortion and religion. do you think that changed the tone at the end? >> i do and i think that was her attempt to take the thing in a slightly differentdirection. it was like a one-two punch. she asks them about catholicism and then turns that into an abortion question. which was really revealing and an excellent moment for biden. >> jennifer: i thought so too, and especially since that was...
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and if you're offended by words about your religion, it makes my angrier. it's a offense against any reasonable. but it turns out that might not be the case after all. yes what you saw in egypt was anger over the movie. but in libya it was a different story. in egypt they showed up unarmed in libya, they might have been using it as an excuse in "the new york times" story about this, to actually attack the embassy because we killed one of the top al-qaeda leaders in libya recently. they may have used the protest as a cover to attack the embassy, which they were planning any way. all of this is developing, so it's not entirely clear but "the new york times" is reporting that it's a significant on ability. they showed up armed. they were well trained. it was a well-coordinated attack. recent news came out saying that it was a four-hour gunfight. they targeted our ambassador and they killed him. it might have been al-qaeda and had nothing to do with this movie, just using it as a pretense to do the attack they were planning all along. now we find out at least a
and if you're offended by words about your religion, it makes my angrier. it's a offense against any reasonable. but it turns out that might not be the case after all. yes what you saw in egypt was anger over the movie. but in libya it was a different story. in egypt they showed up unarmed in libya, they might have been using it as an excuse in "the new york times" story about this, to actually attack the embassy because we killed one of the top al-qaeda leaders in libya recently....
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we don't know what religion obama is, christian muslim. as you pointed out with your examples, there's no they're there, but they feel they to have fill the hours with something p.m. they've got their christmas ornaments packed away, they have to make good with what they have. >> of course, they can't blame everything on barack obama, so they have to go in another direction when it comes to christmas. >> you know. >> yeah, go ahead. >> i was just going to say there is an interesting debate about the role christmas has in our culture now and the corps rottization of it and the fact that big business that sort of turned it into a consumer extravaganza. on thanksgiving, lots of retail workers were forced to work on a family holiday. there's a logical place you can take this discussion, but fox news can't attack big business. it can't attack corporate culture, so it's got to be somehow democrats are ruining the holiday. >> i was going to say it's sort of war on exploitation that other people should be having against those people. that's not go
we don't know what religion obama is, christian muslim. as you pointed out with your examples, there's no they're there, but they feel they to have fill the hours with something p.m. they've got their christmas ornaments packed away, they have to make good with what they have. >> of course, they can't blame everything on barack obama, so they have to go in another direction when it comes to christmas. >> you know. >> yeah, go ahead. >> i was just going to say there is an...
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one is about the president's religion. new gallup poll out about what americans think the president's religion is. 44% don't know. 34% think he's a christian. by the way, if you're not aware he is a christian. he came from the church of reverend wright, the church of christ. that's watch. 11% of the country think he's muslim. this is insanity. you know what this is? this is a giant failure of the media. 70% of the country when we attacked iraq thought that saddam hussein was responsible. when you go to the republicans it gets worse. look at these numbers, 18% believe he's muslim. it's almost tied with the number of people who think he's a christian. 24% to 189% 18%. he's the united states of america. we don't know what religion he is? here's the most amazing thing. it has gotten worse since he has become president. shouldn't we know more about him? in 2008 pew asked the same question. at the time 53% thought he was a christian. only 10% thought he was a muslim. this is among all americans. how can we know less about our pr
one is about the president's religion. new gallup poll out about what americans think the president's religion is. 44% don't know. 34% think he's a christian. by the way, if you're not aware he is a christian. he came from the church of reverend wright, the church of christ. that's watch. 11% of the country think he's muslim. this is insanity. you know what this is? this is a giant failure of the media. 70% of the country when we attacked iraq thought that saddam hussein was responsible. when...
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this is the problem with religion. i happen to think that a lot of good comes from religion and a lot of very decent people have found community have found faith and focus in their lives. i'm not going to badmouth religion. you can't ever measure the amount of murders and rapes and crimes that weren't committed because someone was afraid of going to hell. good stuff can come from it. >> you're going to get bugs at every picnic. >> john: with conservative christians, there is this mentality that geezous said -- jesus said to help the poor and the sick. private individuals should do it. call us at 1-866-55-press for the next three hours to talk about this. here amy argument for that. jesus didn't have democracy. this is the difference. he lived in first century holyland under empirical occupation. he didn't have the ability to pick his own government. we do. our government is basically we the people. and that's why if you're a follower of jesus democracy is ideal because then you can vote for the candidate who will choos
this is the problem with religion. i happen to think that a lot of good comes from religion and a lot of very decent people have found community have found faith and focus in their lives. i'm not going to badmouth religion. you can't ever measure the amount of murders and rapes and crimes that weren't committed because someone was afraid of going to hell. good stuff can come from it. >> you're going to get bugs at every picnic. >> john: with conservative christians, there is this...
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civil rights act of 1946 1964 was banning discrimination on race and religion but also gender. some people forget that. and the lily ledbetter act of 2009 extended the limitations to be able to sue for wage, if you found out you had been discriminated against for 20 years, you should not be limited for not knowing. the lily ledbetter act worked. in 1936 it was $.59 for every $1. now they're up to $.77. obviously we're not there yet as far as equality. there are factors involved there. but in this paycheck fairness act did three things i don't agree with. it did salaries that are not gender related but the company has to prove it. the company has to say hey--so i agree with suing and saying listen i got proof we are being discriminateed against. but for the companies to say i'm paying sally this and john this for all these reasons. i think it's cumbersome, i agree with. next, employees may discuss salaries. that could cause havoc in the workplace. i make this much. i make that much. you might be in favor regulating and legislating it i'm not in favor. the labor department must e
civil rights act of 1946 1964 was banning discrimination on race and religion but also gender. some people forget that. and the lily ledbetter act of 2009 extended the limitations to be able to sue for wage, if you found out you had been discriminated against for 20 years, you should not be limited for not knowing. the lily ledbetter act worked. in 1936 it was $.59 for every $1. now they're up to $.77. obviously we're not there yet as far as equality. there are factors involved there. but in...
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you can use religion social issues, whatever you want. we have seen it in american history used by leaders over there. they are not stupid people. even when they are born into power, i have had the pleasure of having dinner with the king of jordan, because i produced a comedy tour there. well educated in the u.s. and oxford, but these guys -- most of them are educated. president morsi went to school in america. they understand what plays in america and back home. the muslim brotherhood were going to have massive protests they said -- >> john: over -- >> the film. and then the state department and president obama called them and they said okay. we'll just a demonstration and that's it. is there really not this kind of hatred overwhelming to people? are more people going i don't like it. i hate it, but i don't think that much about it until they are told to go out in the streets and protest it. 50,000 indonesia muslims bought tickets to a lady gaga tickets, or 7,000 protesters. when you nut -- the media in this case is reporting accurately,
you can use religion social issues, whatever you want. we have seen it in american history used by leaders over there. they are not stupid people. even when they are born into power, i have had the pleasure of having dinner with the king of jordan, because i produced a comedy tour there. well educated in the u.s. and oxford, but these guys -- most of them are educated. president morsi went to school in america. they understand what plays in america and back home. the muslim brotherhood were...
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the politics sex and religion tour. everything you can't talk about at the dinner table. >> comedy stars of film, television, radio and the stage john fuglesang and hal sparks are thrilled to announce theú kickoff of their nationwide live show the politics sex religion show on july 6th feet eat you are three things you've learned politics. >> mitt romney, he makes al gore look like david lee roth. >> you ever wish you could go back and find the first person you ever had sex with and do it again so they can see how good you are now? >> when the evangelical christians make fun of scientologists, that's crazy. but i do believe a guy that -- >> tickets are available at the box office and online at lensic.com. come be a part of the kickoff. the psr tour, the show you can't even talk about with your relatives. >> oh, it's the liberal political correct line of death. you're going to have a long night. >> politics, sex and religion live friday, july 6th at the lensic theatre. >> they're really coming down on me for playing a b
the politics sex and religion tour. everything you can't talk about at the dinner table. >> comedy stars of film, television, radio and the stage john fuglesang and hal sparks are thrilled to announce theú kickoff of their nationwide live show the politics sex religion show on july 6th feet eat you are three things you've learned politics. >> mitt romney, he makes al gore look like david lee roth. >> you ever wish you could go back and find the first person you ever had sex...
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. >> the obama administration is engaged in a war against religion. >> you mean by providing all women with access to birth control? all that and more now on "countdown." >> good evening, this is monday, january 30, 282 days now until the 2012 presidential election. i'm bill press sitting in for keith olbermann tonight. good to have you with us. mitt romney surging in the polls less than 12 hours before the voting starts in the florida republican primary. while newt gringrich insists he's in the race for the long term no matter what happens tomorrow. the fifth story romney rising and seeming more confident by the day. gingrich slipping but saying he'll be in it all the way to the g.o.p. convention which starts august 27th in starting tonight with mitt. and you know a g.o.p. frontrunner must be feeling confident when he takes a few minutes to toss bags of snacks to reporters on his plane. it looks that way in the polls. romney leads gingrich by 14 points and 15 points in the nbc nbc. nb-maris poll. newt says he can still pull ahead in florida. the liberal financier and hate puppet who s
. >> the obama administration is engaged in a war against religion. >> you mean by providing all women with access to birth control? all that and more now on "countdown." >> good evening, this is monday, january 30, 282 days now until the 2012 presidential election. i'm bill press sitting in for keith olbermann tonight. good to have you with us. mitt romney surging in the polls less than 12 hours before the voting starts in the florida republican primary. while newt...
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. >> i would go to confession and confess about impure thoughts about other religions. i tried to convert to judaism but the rabbi said i was too neurotic to join. [♪ circus music ♪] >> stephanie: here is romney. >> romney: i don't know what happened to hope and chain. >> stephanie: i think the republican party is hoping for a different candidate. [♪ circus music ♪] >> someone who is not mitt romney. >> stephanie: wouldn't that be funny if they sat him down we're going in a different direction. it's not you -- you are so great, but we're going in a different direction. >> you also know a showbiz meeting is bad when they start telling you how talented you are. >> well, what are they going to say. >> you are the most talented guy we don't want we have ever seen. >> stephanie: i have had al gore's partner call a couple of times, and i pick up the phone, and go it's either really good or really gad news. you are always like commissioner gordon is calling. i see a giant s what does that mean. janet in florida you are on the "stephanie miller show." >> caller: good mo
. >> i would go to confession and confess about impure thoughts about other religions. i tried to convert to judaism but the rabbi said i was too neurotic to join. [♪ circus music ♪] >> stephanie: here is romney. >> romney: i don't know what happened to hope and chain. >> stephanie: i think the republican party is hoping for a different candidate. [♪ circus music ♪] >> someone who is not mitt romney. >> stephanie: wouldn't that be funny if they sat...
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enforcement where we look for symptoms of problems rather than assuming that because of one's race or religion in this case or other differences and then some how or another they're involved in illegal activities. it's problematic expensive and count productive. >> eliot: how do you change it? what are the remedies. going to court is something that lawyers like you and i often do. but it's hard for a judge to say stop unless you have authority and say this is what you should do. how do you change a culture within a police department so it has greater respect. take stop and frisk, the focal point here in the new york city and around the country. how do you change the culture of stops and frisks. >> you look at both sides of the issue. you look at those who are being spied upon. look at those who are doing the work of law enforcement officials who want to be effective. most law enforcement officials are great people. they're courageous. they put their lives on the line every day for us, and they want to go home at the end of the day. we appreciate that very much about them. but we also know that
enforcement where we look for symptoms of problems rather than assuming that because of one's race or religion in this case or other differences and then some how or another they're involved in illegal activities. it's problematic expensive and count productive. >> eliot: how do you change it? what are the remedies. going to court is something that lawyers like you and i often do. but it's hard for a judge to say stop unless you have authority and say this is what you should do. how do...
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this country was built on freedom of religion and he forgot his own roots, that's why his grandfather or great grandfather came to this country. i say that to say this was it an apology? no it is not an apology. if i was in that embassy i would have wrote that and a whole lot more about this no-name guy who wrote this film. >> john: i agree. >> caller: i feel the president should come back on this and make a statement about what we truly believe in this country, because we're losing site of it. >> john: you can accept first amendment rights while also acknowledging that free speech has consequences. >> caller: yes, it does. and he should be arrested on some type of violation and put in the nation of islam for religious education. >> john: that would be nice to see and i thank you for the call. this was a great example for mitt romney to act like a leader. and if he just said i join the president in grieving all losses. >> he proves if he becomes president and there is a crisis he will act really swiftly on what he doesn't know what he is doing. >> john: in the event of a crisis, the s
this country was built on freedom of religion and he forgot his own roots, that's why his grandfather or great grandfather came to this country. i say that to say this was it an apology? no it is not an apology. if i was in that embassy i would have wrote that and a whole lot more about this no-name guy who wrote this film. >> john: i agree. >> caller: i feel the president should come back on this and make a statement about what we truly believe in this country, because we're losing...
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this is what the liberals worry about, that islam is the religion of the state but all constitutions say that. even the old constitution of the tyranny that islam is the religion of the state and there would be a role for the shariyia. it is not particularly egregious. it's the manner the way it was drafted and the islamists were left to draft the constitution. >> eliot: a simplistic level if i can try to get my arms around the likely outcome. do you end up as turkey, iran or pakistan. where do you think the civil society in cairo in egypt is pushing and will the muslim brotherhood understand that it should veer towards turkey not iran? >> well, i think that's a very good question, a very important question. there is no iran in egypt's future. egypt is a very different country. it is a more forgiving country. i don't know, it's the nature of life in egypt. again, if we look at the russianen model it was sustained by oil. the only reason why a democracy could hold its own in iran and bring down civil society to civil obedience is the treasure of the state the big atm. the egyptians do
this is what the liberals worry about, that islam is the religion of the state but all constitutions say that. even the old constitution of the tyranny that islam is the religion of the state and there would be a role for the shariyia. it is not particularly egregious. it's the manner the way it was drafted and the islamists were left to draft the constitution. >> eliot: a simplistic level if i can try to get my arms around the likely outcome. do you end up as turkey, iran or pakistan....
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. >> staying with religion mitt romney's mormonism came up yesterday. take a listen to what david axelrod said. >> does the reelect commute tee repudiate the idea that mormonism should is not be on the table? >> absolutely. >> is that good politics? >> absolutely. they should not be the ones debating someone's religion in this campaign. >> i agree. axelrod has these teenage delinquents called super pacs and they will throw anything they want out. >> that's right. we also have teenage delinquents if you will on the democratic side, and there was a -- a very i think unfortunate tweet by bill maur today. why listen to mitt romney: karla do you think dtaunt is realistic. mahr is a loud mouth and a jerk and he is trying to be a comedian and provocative. >> he is a rush limbaugh bill mahr you will have that toxic stuff happens throughout the campaign. >> while we're on the topic of social issues there was a really interesting event. the naacp put out a resolution that endorsed gay marriage. will that make a difference in the african american community? >> i d
. >> staying with religion mitt romney's mormonism came up yesterday. take a listen to what david axelrod said. >> does the reelect commute tee repudiate the idea that mormonism should is not be on the table? >> absolutely. >> is that good politics? >> absolutely. they should not be the ones debating someone's religion in this campaign. >> i agree. axelrod has these teenage delinquents called super pacs and they will throw anything they want out. >>...
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your religion preached multiple wives, and teenage girls. and there were breakoff sects that did that in his own family. if we are going to talk about jeremiah wright, then we have to talk about the presidents of the latter-day saints. he has answered the question about his church not allowing black people into heaven until 1978. >> well, there with no black people that were qualified before 1978, as you know. >> they believe that was there were white people here before jesus ascended into heaven. >> yeah. >> but there are scores of other questions that he should have to answer if we're going to be talking about candidate's faith. >> you know what else is rude to mention, that george bush's grandfather was a nazi. [ alarm sounding. ] >> i meant george bush's grandfather was a nazi sympathizer! >> jacki schechner need to raid glen's video vault. >> all right. rush limbaugh. >> what is there about what obama has done that we want compromise with. all the democrats call compromise is us caving in our principals and going with them. the democrat
your religion preached multiple wives, and teenage girls. and there were breakoff sects that did that in his own family. if we are going to talk about jeremiah wright, then we have to talk about the presidents of the latter-day saints. he has answered the question about his church not allowing black people into heaven until 1978. >> well, there with no black people that were qualified before 1978, as you know. >> they believe that was there were white people here before jesus...
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will you please confess it could be your religion. >> it could be anything we decide. we could say that it's anything and that's equity we ask, recognizing that marriages are limited in a number of ways. you can't marry someone who is under 18. you can't marry someone who is already married. >> cenk: those are logical reasons. this is because you hate gay people. that's not logical. you know what, let me ask you a question about the bible. oh, my god marriage is between a man and a woman. how many wives did solomon have? >> i think he had 700. >> cenk: and how many concubine. >> 500. >> cenk: 300, that's right. in a bible a man always has 700 wives and 500 hookers. >> this is straw man when you're raising arguments that i didn't make and then you knock them down because you think it supports your argument. i have not made any of those arguments. >> cenk: you with not main no local case why a gay couple should have the same exact rights. >> they do. >> cenk: and you know it's because of your bigotry related to what you think your religion is when in fact, it has not bee
will you please confess it could be your religion. >> it could be anything we decide. we could say that it's anything and that's equity we ask, recognizing that marriages are limited in a number of ways. you can't marry someone who is under 18. you can't marry someone who is already married. >> cenk: those are logical reasons. this is because you hate gay people. that's not logical. you know what, let me ask you a question about the bible. oh, my god marriage is between a man and a...
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health care plan to declare war on religion. forcing religious institutions to go against their fate. mitt romney believes that is wrong >> romney: in 1979 pope john paul the second spoke words that would bring down an empire. >> what a weird 30 seconds. >> bill: yeah, president obama says all women in this country ought to have access to contraceptive services and protection, and -- without any copay, and mitt romney declaring war on religion. >> right. he is saying that the president is declaring war on religion. this from a man who won't even talk about his own personal faith. the republican party has for the last three years ridiculed obama as somebody who isn't a christian. and mitt romney when he was governor of massachusetts attended planned parenthood fundraisers, and put a member of the board on his health care plan, romney care -- >> bill: and by the way contraceptive services covered by romney care. >> yeah, so he is trying to have it both ways. and the second thing to remember, i don't even know why they are running
health care plan to declare war on religion. forcing religious institutions to go against their fate. mitt romney believes that is wrong >> romney: in 1979 pope john paul the second spoke words that would bring down an empire. >> what a weird 30 seconds. >> bill: yeah, president obama says all women in this country ought to have access to contraceptive services and protection, and -- without any copay, and mitt romney declaring war on religion. >> right. he is saying...
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financial criminals, but, i think, also, the obama administration is starting to get a little bit of religion on this stuff nominating schneiderman, that, to me is an indication that he is seeing people want action on these issues, not more talk talk. >> does part of the action mean they are changing leadership at the sec or essentially providing people in key positions actually going to use the power they should be using? >> ultimately, they are going to need new people. i mean the history ofsec and most of the regulators, in fact, is you bring in a bunch of people from the banks that they should be investigating to run the enforcement divisions, look the current head of the sec is bob quasami, former general counsel of deutsche bank that should be under investigation for a variety of things. so they have to ultimately get people. but temporarily, i think they need to take instruction from somebody and somebody to say you have to look into these things. >> the republicans in florida and before that, south carolina, new hampshire, iowa, the republican presidential candidates are about let's g
financial criminals, but, i think, also, the obama administration is starting to get a little bit of religion on this stuff nominating schneiderman, that, to me is an indication that he is seeing people want action on these issues, not more talk talk. >> does part of the action mean they are changing leadership at the sec or essentially providing people in key positions actually going to use the power they should be using? >> ultimately, they are going to need new people. i mean the...
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why would we want to screw it up. >> organized religion has thrived. probably as much as any other country in the planet. not more. part of it is because we have the separation of church and state which is so important to maintain and to preserve and to protect. last week, a pastor from florida made a little bit of news. his name is pastor sean harris who says we can't let our kids become homosexuals and if you notice that that they are, here is what you have to do berry. >> when you arer little son starts to act a little girlish and instead of squashing that like a cock roach and saying man up get outside and dig a ditch. >> that's what boys do. >> yeah. >> you get out the camera and you start taking pictures of johnny acting like a female and then you up load it to youtube and everybody laughs about it and the next thing you know this dude, this kid is acting out fantasies that should have been squashed. >> yes. >> squash it like a bug. squash it like a cock roach. >> not only don't spare the rod but put it on youtube. i am a little confused by his t
why would we want to screw it up. >> organized religion has thrived. probably as much as any other country in the planet. not more. part of it is because we have the separation of church and state which is so important to maintain and to preserve and to protect. last week, a pastor from florida made a little bit of news. his name is pastor sean harris who says we can't let our kids become homosexuals and if you notice that that they are, here is what you have to do berry. >> when...
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he keeps his religion--you can't say mormonism without having a heart attack. it's a big part of his life. >> joy: 's big mormon. he's not a small mormon. >> no, his family is a founding family in the religion. it's a big part of his life. also his tax returns. he gave 23 back tax returns to the mccain four years ago to be vetted for the vice presidency. why aren't we seeing them. he had his hard drives destroyed or erased to hide his records. people want a president they can know and trust, and this is the man from nowhere. >> joy: i love that. >> it's bigger than any ideological or political point because it speaks to the heart of his character. >> joy: come out, come out wherever you are. >> exactly. >> joy: if he's elected, the ryan budget would cut so many--it would cut medicare, medicaid and you would have many many more people on the streets. you would possibly have violence because people are so scared and nervous about their livelihoods. >> well, the ryan budget--there are so many things. immigration, self deportation. you know, he's so boxed in now af
he keeps his religion--you can't say mormonism without having a heart attack. it's a big part of his life. >> joy: 's big mormon. he's not a small mormon. >> no, his family is a founding family in the religion. it's a big part of his life. also his tax returns. he gave 23 back tax returns to the mccain four years ago to be vetted for the vice presidency. why aren't we seeing them. he had his hard drives destroyed or erased to hide his records. people want a president they can know...